TFADC Clips - Factory Records and Fast Product

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Clip from Episode 4 of Tales From A Disappearing City with special guest, Howard Slater aka Flint Michigan. Full episode link below.



In this clip with Howard, I discuss the evolution from punk to post-punk. We explore the game-changing indie labels of the late '70s and early '80s, focusing in particular on Factory Records and Fast Product. We talk about Fast Product's 'Mutant Pop' aesthetic and how the iconic design of records from bands like Joy Division and Gang of Four helped to shape and influence UK youth culture. We also chat about how these visual elements became a bridge to avant-garde art movements such as Dada and Surrealism. These labels also introduced a generation of working-class kids to the work of cutting-edge writers like William Burroughs and J.G. Ballard.

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Hosted from a South London tower block by Neil Keating aka Controlled Weirdness. Tales from a Disappearing City is a chance for Neil to tell some untold subcultural stories from past and present, joined by friends from his lifelong journey through subterranean London. Neil is a veteran producer and DJ and has been at the front line of all aspects of club and sound system culture since the mid 80’s when he first began to go to nightclubs, gigs, and illegal parties. His musical CV includes playing everywhere from plush clubs to dirty warehouses as well as mixing tunes on a variety of iconic London pirate radio stations. He has released music on numerous underground record labels and was responsible for promoting and playing at a series of legendary early raves in the USA at the start of the 90’s. He still DJ's in the UK and throughout Europe and beyond and has an eclectic and seriously deep collection of music built up over time that reflects an appreciation of all elements of the London groove. Neil currently runs Presence Unknown, a vinyl and digital label dedicated to releasing music influenced by his love of Electro, Acid House and Rave. He also does a monthly show on Threads radio where his aim as always is to play you some amazing music that you have never heard before.



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